The Southeastern Railway Museum (initialised SRM, AAR code SMRX) is a railroad museum located in Duluth, Georgia, in suburban Atlanta.
The museum was founded in 1970 by the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. There are over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited on the 30-acre (12Â ha) site. In 2000, the museum was given the title of being Georgia's official transportation history museum, and the collection of exhibits continues to diversify to reflect this.
In addition to the rolling stock there is a wide variety of railroad artifacts and an extensive archive. The grounds also contain the restored 1871 Duluth passenger train depot, a G16/Park train ride, and a model railroad housed in Building 1. Visitors can also take a brief train ride on restored cabooses over track which runs the length of the property.
Rolling stock collection
Steam locomotives
- Atlanta and West Point Railroad 4-6-2 Heavy Pacific No. 290
- Savannah and Atlanta Railway 4-6-2 Light Pacific No. 750
- Gainesville Midland Railway 2-10-0 No. 203
- Chattahoochee Valley Railroad 2-8-0 No. 21
- Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad 4-4-0 General II
- Georgia Power 0-6-0T No. 97
- Southern Railway 1509 "Maud" 0-4-4T
- Campbell Limestone Heisler No. 9
- National Cash Register 0-4-0 Fireless Cooker Dayton
Diesel locomotives
- Southern Railway (SOU) EMD SW7 No. 8202
- SOU EMD E8 No. 6901
- SOU EMD GP30 No. 2594 - currently operating at TVRM
- SOU EMD FT-B Steam generator No. 960604
- Armco Steel Baldwin-Westinghouse Boxcab No. B-70
- Hartwell Railroad General Electric 44-ton switcher No. 2
- New York, Ontario and Western Railway General Electric 44-ton switcher No. 104 (pictured)
- Georgia Railroad EMD GP7 No. 1026 (pictured at right)
- Louisville & Nashville ALCO S-4m No. 2326
Passenger cars
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad No. 301 Superb - U.S. President Warren G. Harding's personal Pullman railroad car
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Sleeper/Lounge Washington Club
- Clinchfield Railroad Bar/Lounge car No. 112
- SOU Diner No. 3168
- SOU Coach No. 3780 - painted and lettered as New Georgia Railroad No. 1104
- SOU Coach No. 812 Charlottesville
- SOU Coach No. 1212
- SOU Coach No. 1065
- SOU Coach No. 1078
- Central of Georgia Coach No. 527
- Central of Georgia Coach No. 651 - painted and lettered as New Georgia Railroad No. 1111
- Central of Georgia Coach No. 662 - currently on lease to TVRM, AAR reporting mark SMRX 662
- Atlantic Coast Line Business car No. 307
- SOU 10-1-2 sleeper Thomas Ruffin
- SOU 10-6 sleeper No. 2019 Tugalo River
- Former Amtrak 24-8 Slumbercoach No. 2092 Loch Arkaig [1]
- USAX Troop kitchen car No. 200
Head-end equipment
- SOU RPO/Baggage car No. 153
- SOU RPO No. 1701 Grand Junction
- SOU Baggage car No. 116
- SOU Baggage car No. 451
- SOU Baggage car No. 582
- SOU Baggage car No. 6457
- SOU Baggage car No. 4529
- Central of Georgia Railway Baggage car No. 405
Freight cars
- Central of Georgia Railway Bulkhead flat No. 11403
- DODX heavy duty flat car No.38416
- SOU flat car No. 117092
- SOU hopper car No. 74745
- SOU "Big John" hopper car No. 8717
- SOU tobacco boxcar No. 9690
- SOU gondola No. 900097
- SOU gondola No. 291069
- SOU boxcar No. 33309
- Norfolk Southern hopper car No. 993359
- L&N milk tank car No. 40605
- Fruit Growers Express reefer No. 55558
- Norfolk and Western gondola No. 99984
- Seaboard Air Line boxcar No. 9028
- Atlantic Coast Line boxcar No. 27052
- Chattahoochee Valley boxcars Nos. 1010, 1011, 9012, 9014, 98703, 98705, 98707, 98708
- GATX Kaolin tank car No. 40649
Cabooses
- SOU Wood caboose No. 2156
- SOU Transfer caboose No. XC7871
- Georgia Railroad No. 2866
- Georgia Railroad Steel braced wood caboose No. 2849
- Norfolk and Western No. 500837
- Hartwell Railroad Wood caboose No. 4
- Clinchfield Railroad No. 1064
- Seaboard Coast Line No. 01077
- Central of Georgia Wood caboose No. X92
Maintenance-of-way equipment
- Seaboard Air Line bunk car No. F70413
- Chattahoochee Valley flatcar with burro crane No. 522
- Jordan Spreader No. JX635
- WofA Pile driver No. 20 with tender No. 7302 and boom car No. 7001 [2]
- USAX self-propelled crane No. C-271 [3]
- Western Union tool car No. 3558-AB
Miscellaneous equipment
- L&N M-1 Berkshire Tender No. 1966
- L&N Auxiliary Water Tender No. JLDX55
- SOU Auxiliary Water Tender No. WT52
The collection also includes a Trackmobile.[4]
Transit equipment
Rail vehicles
- Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 269 - Used on the Decatur Line
- Georgia Railway and Power Company streetcar No. 636
Rubber-tired vehicles
- Atlanta Airport Automated People Mover Westinghouse C-100 vehicles Nos. 1 and 53
- Atlanta Transit System Trackless trolley No. 1296
- Atlanta Transit System Nos. 1732 and 1756
- BC Transit CCF-Brill T-44 Trackless trolley No. 2207
- Cobb Community Transit RTS bus No. 8956
MARTA-owned vehicles
- Mule streetcar No. 1866
- Georgia Power Company bus No. 401
- Atlanta Transit Company bus No. 253
- Atlanta Transit System bus No. 946
- MARTA Flxible Metro bus No. 3360
- MARTA New Flyer CNG bus No. 2701
- MARTA GMC "Fishbowl" bus No. 4211
Special events
The museum hosts a series of annual special events, including Caboose Days in April, the Fast Track 5K in May, Locomotive Celebration in June, Trains, Trucks & Tractors in August and Classics at the Crossing in October.
See also
- List of heritage railroads in the United States
References
- Southeastern Railway Museum
External links
- Southeastern Railway Museum
